DA wants forensic investigation into Eskom’s power station overspend
Eskom overspent by R52.2bn on Medupi and Kusile power stations, with a subsidiary overspending by 936.1% on one contract
The DA has asked for a forensic investigation into Eskom’s overspending by R52.2bn on the Medupi and Kusile power stations.DA deputy finance spokesperson Alf Lees said in a statement on Wednesday that a report submitted to Parliament’s standing committee of appropriations by the Office of the Central Procurement Officer revealed that Eskom would overspend by R52.2bn or 48.5% on the two power stations. The overspend on Kusile was R26.2bn (a 45.3% overspend) and R26bn (52.2%) on Medupi."I have since written to the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer to determine whether there are any active forensic investigations into these contracts and, if not, to request that they be instituted as a matter of urgency," Lees said.According to the report submitted to the committee, Eskom Rotek Industries, a subsidiary of Eskom, is handling a contract on which there has been a 936.1% overspend. "This is not only suspicious but shows a lack of transparency in the procurement process within Eskom,"...
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